Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025

Valerie Charoux
Sep 17
3 min read

International News Economy – Here are Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025, according to the Global Innovation Index Ranking 2025 published by WIPO:

Here are the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025:

1 – Switzerland

Switzerland ranks No. 1 in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 1^st Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

Switzerland also ranks 1st Most Innovative Country among the 54 High-income group economies and 1st in innovation outputs.

For Switzerland, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, safe sanitation, fixed broadband, robotization, electric vehicles, labor productivity, and life expectancy.

2 – Sweden

Sweden ranks 2^nd in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 1^st Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

For Sweden, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, fixed broadband, 5G, robotization, electric vehicles, labor productivity, and life expectancy.

3 – USA

The USA ranks 3rd in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025.

For the USA, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, fixed broadband, 5G, robotization, electric vehicles, labor productivity, and life expectancy.

4 – Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea ranks 4^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025.

5 – Singapore

Singapore ranks 5^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025.

For Singapore, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, fixed broadband, 5G, robotization, labor productivity, and life expectancy.

6 – United Kingdom

The UK ranks 6^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 2nd Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

7 – Finland

Finland ranks 7^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 3rd Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

For Finland, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, international patent filings, safe sanitation, fixed broadband, 5G, robotization, electric vehicles, and life expectancy.

8 – Netherlands

The Netherlands ranks 8^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 4th Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

For the Netherlands, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, international patent filings, fixed broadband, robotization, electric vehicles, and life expectancy.

9 – Denmark

Denmark ranks 9^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025 as well as 5th Most Innovative Country in Europe in 2025.

For Denmark, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, international patent filings, safe sanitation, robotization, electric vehicles, labor productivity and life expectancy.

10 – China

China ranks 10^th in the list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries globally in 2025.

For Denmark, the following indicators have improved, namely: Scientific publications, R&D investments, international patent filings, safe sanitation, fixed broadband, 5G, robotization, electric vehicles, and labor productivity.